World Wetlands Day 2002

Celebrating Culture and Wetlands:
A Literary and Musical Night

In line with this year’s theme – Wetlands: water, life and culture, the Society for the Conservation of Philippine Wetlands, Inc. (SCPW) celebrated the World Wetlands Day by holding a Literary and Musical Night that paid tribute to humanity and its long time relationship with wetland ecosystems. To illustrate this relationship and communicate its importance, the cultural night featured numbers which revolved around the following sub-themes:

the history of wetlands and people

wetlands as an early source of food and raw materials

working in wetlands – the tools of the trade

cultural heritage – a management challenge

wetlands – a cultural landscape

wetlands – a cultural landscape for learning and leisure

wetlands and spiritual life

wetlands – an inspiration in art, music, literature and folklore

Highlights of the event were musical numbers featuring local artists, poetry reading of literary pieces inspired by wetland ecosystems,photo exhibit, production number by the Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau’s Dalaw-Turo, andshowing of film clips, such as CLEAR’s “Laguna de Bay in Focus” and “truths about wetlands”. The event was held in partnership with the Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau, and with support from our CLEAR partners, Laguna Lake Development Authority and Unilever Philippines.

musical numbers featuring local artists

Makiling EnsembleMoonstar88Miriam College ChoraleYayi Lecciones

poetry reading of literary pieces inspired by wetland ecosystems

Simeon Dumdum, Jr.’s “What the Water Says to the Poet”, as read by Department of Finance Undersecretary N. Osorio